Mother Nature generated some wild and unexpected weather over the last week, churning out ear-splitting thunder, lightning flashes, heavy downpours and stiflng humidity across the beach communities and San Diego in general. The unusual summer weather patterns did, however, create beautiful palettes of color like this one from the South Beach restaurant, adjacent to the Ocean Beach Pier. Photo by Jim Grant

Mother Nature generated some wild and unexpected weather over the last week, churning out ear-splitting thunder, lightning flashes, heavy downpours and stiflng humidity across the beach communities and San Diego in general. The unusual summer weather patterns did, however, create beautiful palettes of color like this one from the South Beach restaurant, adjacent to the Ocean Beach Pier. Photo by Jim Grant